Operation Manual

CP590 Page 105
Port1 Example
CP590 MOBILARM
Blue NMEA Out
Brown NMEA In
Red GPS V+
Black GPS V-
NOTE
Refer to the Figure 16.0, the Blue and Brown wires are from Port1. If these wires are being used
to connect to another NMEA device, choose another wire pair and configure the Port associated
with the wires.
16.1 SOFTWARE SETUP
After the Port has been chosen and connected in Par. 16.0, the CP590 must be setup to
communicate with the MOBILARM. Use the steps below to set up the Port the MOBILARM
is connected to the CP590.
1. Select the Chart page.
2. Press [MENU], move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight
SETUP MENU and press [ENT].
3. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight
ADVANCED SETUP and press [ENT] or move
the ShuttlePoint knob to the right.
4. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight
IN/OUT CONNECTIONS and press [ENT] or
move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right.
5. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight any input Port and press [ENT] or move the
ShuttlePoint knob to the right.
6. Move the ShuttlePoint knob up/down to select
MOBILARM and press [ENT] or move
the ShuttlePoint knob to the right. Selecting MOBILARM format, activates the function.
7. Press [CLR] or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the left until the Chart page is shown.
The CP590 continuously verifies the communication status with MOBILARM PTX (Personal
Transponder) device. When a signal from the PTX is lost for more than one minute, the
MOBILARM sends a NMEA message to the CP590 which will produce an alarm and a popup
window will be shown on CP590.
16.2 MOBILARM STATUS
To confirm the status of the MOBILARM, select the About page:
1. Select the Chart page.
2. Press [MENU] two times. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight
About... and press [ENT].
On the About page you can see the status of the MOBILARM, below are the possible
messages.
a. Function not Activated : MOBILARM has not been setup in the I/O Connections
menu. Refer to Par. 16.1.
b. Not connected/detected : possible wiring problem, confirm wires are correct con-
nected from the CP590 to the MOBILARM device.
c. Connected : the communication with MOBILARM device is Ok.
d. Signal Lost : the MOBILARM has been connected in the past, however
no signal is being detected from the MOBILARM. Check
wire connections from the CP590 to the MOBILARM.
e. No valid GPS position : the communication with MOBILARM device is Ok, but the
GPS position fix is not received from the CP590.